Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus): a questionnaire-based study among reindeer herders in Norway and Sweden

• Published in: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
• Main Authors: Wallin Philippot, Karin, Baron, Jerome, Sánchez Romano, Javier, Rautiainen, Heidi, Frössling, Jenny, Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena, Persson, Ylva, Omazic, Anna, Tryland, Morten
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2023
• Subjects: Research; Norway; Slaughter; Fennoscandia; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337086/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-023-00694-x

BACKGROUND: The effects of climate change, loss of pastureland to other land usage and presence of large carnivores are the main reasons for the increase in supplementary feeding of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Fennoscandia over the last decades. Feeding might expose re...